I'm 41, 6', weigh about 170lbs. I do weight training three times a week for a little over an hour using two 25lb dumbbells with reps ranging from 10-30 depending on the exercise. I am standing most of the day at work (4-day work week) but three days out of the week, I'm pretty sedentary. I track my food intake using Cronometer but I don't want to track exercises. My questions is what should I put as my activity level in my profile?

Thanks for your feedback.

Kamal

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Ratios for therapeutic and a thin person/Ketohttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1711/ratios-for-therapeutic-and-a-thin-person-keto
Tue, 08 Jan 2019 14:33:05 +0000Ask An ExpertCRivers1711@/discussionsThank you for the opportunity to ask a question. I am very thin already, 5' 8", 125 pounds. I have started Keto 5 days ago due to a friend who has had the same neurological condition as I have had for over 10 years. He said this diet wiped out all of his symptoms after 8 weeks. I would be grateful if that happened for me. I have started with the cronometer therapeutic ratios and I feel so hungry. I am following Dr. Mercola. With the ratios, I end up with a very light dinner. It is at 20 g carbs, 34 g protein and the rest fat. I meet the targets but am calorie deficient by 500-600 calories. I end up so hungry in the morning. Bulk of food intake spread between morning an lunch, so I am working on the balance more. I think I need to increase the carbs a bit and more fat so I don't lose weight. Would love feedback and how do you get more calories too and maintain the targets? Thank you!
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Net carbs and fibrehttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1731/net-carbs-and-fibre
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:30:31 +0000Ask An ExpertMarkjowen1731@/discussionsRegarding net carbs...What does CRON do if the carbohydrates entered for a food are already minus fibre, but the fibre grams are also entered.

For example, I enter the nutritional data for a health bar. On the label, it states Carbohydrates: 20g; Fibre 15g. This is a non-American product so the Carb value listed on the packaging is already excluding fibre. Does Cron then calculate net carbs as 20? Or 5 (20-15)?

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Logging activityhttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1738/logging-activity
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 23:24:38 +0000Ask An ExpertRedBird1738@/discussionsHello. I have a question on how to track activity correctly. I currently have a very sedentary lifestyle as the result of coming home for winter break, but I try to get out and walk a couple of miles once or twice a day. Since I get next to 0 steps in during the time I spend at home, should I log my activity level as 'sedentary' when my total steps amount to 5000 or less? Or should I set my activity level as sedentary and add activity on top of that? Or should I set my activity level to be my BMR and log activity on top of that?
I am a 5'4 female if this helps.

Thank you immensely for your trouble.

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Apple Health Syncing Issueshttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1723/apple-health-syncing-issues
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:19:34 +0000Ask An Expertfrannie19771723@/discussionsI have synced Crono to Apple Health - I updated my weight on Apple Health and that synced over to Crono. But my steps for the day are not syncing over. Does it do this? I was thinking it would and I could get a more accurate calories burned number for the day.
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DIfference in kcal numbershttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1706/difference-in-kcal-numbers
Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:26:49 +0000Ask An Expertsturgeon071706@/discussionsI am assuming that having a negative kcal count LOWER than what is needed for my weight loss goal is OK?=. Is that correct?
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Shakeologyhttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1704/shakeology
Mon, 07 Jan 2019 20:59:52 +0000Ask An Expertmela1704@/discussionsCan Beachbody's Shakeology be used in a keto diet?
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Apple Health Workout and Active Energyhttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1701/apple-health-workout-and-active-energy
Mon, 07 Jan 2019 01:20:15 +0000Ask An Expertimchrisandrews1701@/discussionsI did a 100-minute hike today. Cronometer imported both a 100-minute Workout and 112 minutes of Active Energy. The former reported 797.7 kcal and the latter reported 372.5 kcal. Both are coming from my Apple Watch (series 3). Do I need to turn off Cronometer’s access to one of the data feeds? Or are both legit? Are the Active Energy calories just my BMR/RMR burn? Nah, that can’t be right...
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Coffee and Pralhttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1683/coffee-and-pral
Sun, 30 Dec 2018 13:49:36 +0000Ask An Expertdbx21683@/discussionsHi,
I'm just curious why coffee makes the Pral meter go towards the green area (to the negative and the same direction that fruit makes it go) when coffee is considered acidic?
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Macros very different in Cronometer than in other App calculators?https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1692/macros-very-different-in-cronometer-than-in-other-app-calculators
Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:35:54 +0000Ask An ExpertFlamingo911692@/discussionsWhy are my macros in Cronometer so different from Keto Buddy (KB) Calculator or Carb Manager with the Dynamic numbers? Especially Protein. KB has me needing 88g and Cronometer at 45g. And, my fat seems low. I can’t find how to manually change this, but wonder which macro is correct (used same body information input for both). Getting message to override Cronometer with “fixed” figures, but no where can I find to change...seems videos are an older version of Cronometer. Thanks for any explanation.
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Why can't my friend (who accepted my request) not see the recipes i was hoping to share with her?https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1687/why-cant-my-friend-who-accepted-my-request-not-see-the-recipes-i-was-hoping-to-share-with-her
Tue, 01 Jan 2019 18:53:39 +0000Ask An Expertmarie_a_londres1687@/discussionsI just purchased a gold membership subscription mainly so i could share my recipes with a friend... I now have her as a friend but she cannot see my recipes... I hope it is not because she also has to purchase a su scription... Can you help?
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On the keto diet, what is a healthy amount of saturated fathttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1679/on-the-keto-diet-what-is-a-healthy-amount-of-saturated-fat
Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:05:25 +0000Ask An ExpertAlisglassdesigns1679@/discussionsHow much saturated fat in grams should you aim for on the keto diet and or cholesterol. I just had my cholesterol checked and it doubled from 134 to 239. The LDL went from 69 to 174, the HDL went from 48 to 52 and the triglycerides when down from 86 to 64.

I'm 152 pounds and 5'6"

I think I was eating way too much saturated fat in order to get 75-80% of my calories from fat, but it seems impossible not to eat alot of saturated fat in order to get the fat in. Do you have any recomendations on how adjust my diet so I can still get the high percentage of fat, but not so much saturated fat? I eat alot of eggs, bacon, cheese and salami, along with low carb veggies and some protein.

If you’re a complete newbie with zero experience in the gym, what would be a good starting point when breaking down the macro profile? P30/C30/F40 or something else? Also does what Cronometer auto fill in the profile sufficient in micro profile?

I want to get my diet down solid, before I start anything with the gym. Worse case scenario I’ll have to scale up once results begin. Feel free to add any other information that could help.

Thanks!

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Using the iPad app, entering a new recipehttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1659/using-the-ipad-app-entering-a-new-recipe
Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:05:56 +0000Ask An ExpertHilariaM1659@/discussionsAm new to Cron-o-meter as well as to Keto, Macros, etc. I entered a new recipe to the iOS app, then tried to log it as a meal, but couldn’t find it to add it. Please advise how to do it using the app, or should I enter a new recipe on my PC? At any rate how do I get to use any recipe info that I’ve entered in order to track it?
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Are the carbs in the "Calories Summary" section reflect "Net carbs" or "Total carbs"?https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1662/are-the-carbs-in-the-calories-summary-section-reflect-net-carbs-or-total-carbs
Sun, 16 Dec 2018 18:39:45 +0000Ask An ExpertUSG1662@/discussionsAre the carbs in the "Calories Summary" section reflect "Net carbs" or "Total carbs"?
My impression is that these are "Total carbs". If I set my macronutrients to "net carbs" it does not give me real indication of what I consumed thru the day. Please correct me if I am wrong and if I am not, is there a way to make it reflect the net carbs? Thanks in advance!
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How do you DELETE foods from your custom list?https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1657/how-do-you-delete-foods-from-your-custom-list
Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:40:14 +0000Ask An ExpertAntzptown1657@/discussionsI would like to remove several foods from my lists, how:)?
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I need helphttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1603/i-need-help
Thu, 22 Nov 2018 23:39:42 +0000Ask An ExpertScott1603@/discussionsHow to add a created meal to my cronometer
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Vivofit 3https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1654/vivofit-3
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 23:55:26 +0000Ask An Expertcbcdave1654@/discussionsHow do I regulate WHEN Cronometer imports data from my vivofit3? Right now it imports data like at 7am ONLY so I get no credit for my exercise activities throughout the day.
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Newbie Question - Customize Fast Food/Restaurant Entryhttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1648/newbie-question-customize-fast-food-restaurant-entry
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 19:10:14 +0000Ask An ExpertTMD1648@/discussionsHi,

1st Post
Be nice

I would like to know how to customize a fast food item please
I’m guessing it starts in the create recipe
Then what?

This is a hope, like many fitness apps, cronometer is US centric (naturally, as it is based there), I hope that your app deals with non US foods, and producers, in my case, I hope it has UK products in it's database!

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Why is the Fat Summary Bar Red at Top but Green at Bottom?https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1633/why-is-the-fat-summary-bar-red-at-top-but-green-at-bottom
Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:19:47 +0000Ask An ExpertCynthia1633@/discussionsWhy is the bar for Fat at the top of the Nutritional Summary page red when I’m at 60% of my daily allowance but yellow at the bottom in the detail section? Is there a bias associated with the top bar favoring someone wanting to reduce fat? I realize that most people want to reduce fat intake and lose weight but my profile clearly shows I’m maintaining my weight. I’d rather not have a bias of a red bar indicating caution when I actually need to ADD fat to my diet. I know that I’m not over my quota. It’s just a little annoying to have the app insinuate I’m over a value when I’m not. It’s negative motivation, for me anyway. Note that this is probably gonna affect those recovering from an eating disorder negatively.

Is there a workaround for this? Thanks.

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Hidden-nutrient hack (useful for iodine)https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1302/hidden-nutrient-hack-useful-for-iodine
Thu, 30 Aug 2018 21:46:54 +0000Ask An ExpertLin1302@/discussionsI've been on Cronometer long enough to lose 30 pounds and gain fitness and balance my diet. Thanks, Cronometer and the friendly informative staff who answer questions so promptly!
One thing that has bothered me is that nutrition information is not always complete (mostly not Cronometer's fault). Lately I have come to understand the vital importance of iodine in one's diet, after finally starting to pay attention to the nutrient balance scales at the bottom of Cron Gold. I became worried I was chronically deficient in iodine until I went online and looked up the iodine contents in foods and found out that I was getting a very good amount from what I was eating.

This may have already been discussed in this forum (I haven't seen it) but here's my ridiculousy easy nutrient hack for iodine (which can be adapted for other nutrients as well):

Look up the iodine content of frequently-eaten foods.

Set up a custom food in Cronometer for each food, call it "Iodine in 1 [cup or ounce - or gram or whatever you use] of [that food]" and enter only the amount of iodine in that food for that measurement.

Every time you eat the food, after entering that food in the diary call up "iodine" in the search box and it will pull up all the iodine foods you have customized. Choose the one with that food, adjust the measurement to the size of your portion, and voila - you now get credit for Iodine in your diary.

This forum is here to help you find answers to all your burning nutrition, health and fitness questions. We have several experts that will be answering your questions and you can find out more about them here:

Links to be posted

Important: This forum is normally reserved for our gold subscribers, but in honor of launching our new forums we are making it available to all users for the next 30 days.

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Just curious about the B12 content of Sun Gold kiwishttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1562/just-curious-about-the-b12-content-of-sun-gold-kiwis
Thu, 08 Nov 2018 18:09:44 +0000Ask An ExpertColby1562@/discussionsHey guys so I was just curious as to why the Sun Gold kiwi fruit on Cronometer says it contains B12 ?
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Weigh foods before or after cooking?https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1514/weigh-foods-before-or-after-cooking
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 22:14:32 +0000Ask An ExpertDickenerfelheimer1514@/discussionsI often weigh my food to track it. If I select a food like “Spinach-cooked from fresh” should I weigh it before or after cooking?
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Tracking Exercisehttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1543/tracking-exercise
Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:36:14 +0000Ask An ExpertNemo1543@/discussionsAfter entering exercise data, is there a way to track it over time?
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I accidentally removed foods from the suggest a food oracle, how do I fix it?https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1535/i-accidentally-removed-foods-from-the-suggest-a-food-oracle-how-do-i-fix-it
Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:59:25 +0000Ask An Expertmember11535@/discussionsI clicked the thumbs down on several foods while using the oracle the first time. I would like to add them back. How do I do that?
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Any way to share my day with the public?https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1523/any-way-to-share-my-day-with-the-public
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:46:34 +0000Ask An ExpertTateman1523@/discussionsWith MFP, I could link to my food diary as a way to share with others. Is there a way to do this in Chronometer?
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Vegan chasing vitamin and nutrient targetshttps://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1502/vegan-chasing-vitamin-and-nutrient-targets
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 07:30:03 +0000Ask An ExpertWilleCoyote1502@/discussionsHi all,

New to Cronometer.
I’m Vegan and working on my diet to eliminate all but absolutely necessary supplements.
One of the things I’m not able to gauge is what I’m getting from an unlimited supply of what we call “spa water” at work.
This is nonsparkling mineral water and fruits/herbs that is in large inverted bottles from which you can draw a full flask or glass as often as you want.
Each day there is a variety of versions - slices of orange, lemon or grapefruit with bunches of mint or rosemary etc soaking in the water.
The water you can see contains small fragments of the fruit - ie it is definitely “in” the water you consume.
They put little tags next to the dispensers like:
“Orange & Mint
Improves digestion & helps with detoxification”
I’m basically managing my daily hydration this way - I drink about 5L of these a day. As well as plain water and green tea depending on where I am working or training.
What I am trying to get my head around is how to know how much some of the fruit and herb will contribute to Vit C, fibre and such which is not being captured by my entries in foods or counting these drinks as plain water.
Any ideas. Or do I just accept it is impossible to know and therefore just treat it as hydration?